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Jul 19 2017

CFI welcomes “unprecedented” UK Government announcement of £3 million in funding towards peaceful coexistence projects

July 19 2017, 11:01

CFI has welcomed the “unprecedented” announcement by the UK Government of £3 million in funding towards peaceful coexistence projects for Israelis and Palestinians. The ‘Partnerships for Peace’ initiative will “bring... Read more

Jul 14 2017

More Israeli investment in the UK since Brexit vote

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July 14 2017, 14:58

New figures published by the British Embassy in Israel have revealed that the number of Israeli companies active in the UK has increased since the Brexit vote in June last... Read more

Jul 14 2017

Two Israeli police officers killed in Temple Mount terror attack

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July 14 2017, 13:23

Earlier today, two Israeli police officers were killed and two injured after three terrorists opened fire near Lion’s Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City. The two Israeli policemen have been identified as Haiel... Read more

Jul 14 2017

Project launched in Israeli universities to teach Arabic among students

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July 14 2017, 11:17

A special project has been launched in universities across Israel to teach spoken Arabic to Israeli students from different backgrounds. The ‘Talking Arabic’ programme, which was established by the Israeli... Read more

Jul 13 2017

Israel and Palestinian Authority reach historic water deal

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July 13 2017, 14:56

US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt announced on Thursday that Israel and the Palestinian Authority have reached an agreement which will provide millions of cubic meters of drinking water to... Read more

Jul 13 2017

New report urges Government to fund Israeli-Palestinian coexistence projects

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July 13 2017, 12:44

New research has concluded that Israeli-Palestinian coexistence projects lead to "significant attitude changes", based on 20 years of evaluation data and extensive field work. The report, commissioned by the Britain... Read more

Jul 12 2017

Middle East Minister: Palestinian “support for incitement and terror” is a barrier to peace

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July 12 2017, 10:48

Yesterday in Foreign Office questions in the House of Commons, Middle East Minister Alistair Burt condemned Palestinian "support for incitement and terror", and assured MPs that the Department for International... Read more

Jul 11 2017

Lord Polak calls on Government to fund Israeli charity ‘Wheelchairs of Hope’

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July 11 2017, 17:30

Yesterday in the House of Lords, CFI Honorary President Lord Polak CBE called on the Government to provide funding to 'Wheelchairs of Hope', an Israeli charity providing affordable wheelchairs to... Read more

Jul 11 2017

Israel welcomes record number of tourists in first half of 2017

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July 11 2017, 15:31

According to a new report by the Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel has seen its best six months in the history of the country’s tourism. Over 1.74 million tourists entered... Read more